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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D916-D917 on July 30, 2015.
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Committee Meetings
EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``Examination of Federal and State Response to Avian Influenza''. Testimony was heard from David Swayne, Laboratory Director, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Services; John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; R. Douglas Meckes, State Veterinarian, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and Bill Hartmann, Executive Director, Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.